Boarding School for Troubled Teens in Northwest

Turning Winds Academic Institute:Give your troubled teen a new start by enrolling them in Turning Winds Academic Institute (TWAI). Located on a 150 acre campus in northwestern Montana, TWAI is a unique therapeutic boarding school for teen boys and girls ages 13-18 from throughout the U.S. and international students. TWAI is authorized to issue 1-20's for international students.

We provide a serene, safe and healing environment for students who present with the following issues: low self-worth, poor academic performance, behavioral problems, addictions, ADD/ADHD, spectrum disorders, and attachment disorders among others.

Accredited by National Independent Private Schools Association (NIPPSA), and Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC), we combine the benefits of an accredited therapeutic boarding school, a wilderness program, and a residential treatment center (RTC).